ISTANBUL & CAPPADOCIA & PAMUKKALE & ANTALYA

Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day

Meet at IST/SAW Airport & transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour

(Breakfast & Lunch included)

Full Day Ottoman & Byzantium Relics Tour With Lunch: (APPROX. 08:00-17:00)

Guests will be picked up around 8:00am, and brought to the Sultanahmet district, the oldest, most historic part of the city. The first stop of the day will be the Hagia Sophia, as our tour guide explains the significance of this massive building that was once a Christian church, then a mosque, and now a museum. Afterward, we will pass the Hippodrome of Constantinople, where we will see the site?s impressive obelisk, before reaching the Blue Mosque. We should be sure to take pictures of both the interior and exterior of this impressive building. Next, we will continue to the Grand Bazaar, a massive, bustling complex to find clothing, decorative furnishings, food, and more. On the way to the bazaar, we will see other historical monuments, like the Tomb of Sultan Ahmet I, the Firuz Aga Mosque, and the exterior of the Tomb of Mehmed II. After our visit to the Grand Bazaar, we will make a brief stop for lunch. In the afternoon, we will visit Topkapi Palace, the primary residence of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years. Afterward, we will visit the Little Hagia Sophia, the final stop on the tour before guests are returned to their hotels.

Day 3 – Half Day Bosphorus Cruise – Cappadocia

(Breakfast & Dinner included)

Half Day Bosphorus Cruise Tour: (APPROX. 08:00-13:00)

Guests of this half-day tour can choose the morning or afternoon option, and will be picked up from their hotel at the selected time. We will first visit the Spice Bazaar, one of the city?s most colorful and bustling attractions, which has been in operation since the 17th century and still remains a very popular attraction for locals and visitors alike. The tour guide will give us tips on the best stalls and kiosks to visit so we do not become overwhelmed by the busy market, where we will have roughly 45 minutes of free time to explore and shop. Next, we will head to the shores of the Bosphorus Strait for a cruise, learning about this important, strategic waterway that straddles the Asian and European continents. On our voyage, we will see an impressive showcase of many historic Istanbul buildings: the decadent façade of Dolmabahce Palace; 15th-century fortress Rumelihisari; the Beylerbeyi Palace, the summer home of Ottoman sultans; and many more. After tour, you will be transferred to ISL (NEW) Airport to catch flight to Cappadocia by Turkish Airways flight TK 7296 at 1945/2105 hrs. Arrive & transfer to hotel.

Day 4 – North Cappdocia Tour

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)

Full Day North Cappadocia Tour with Lunch  (APPROX. 09:30 – 16:00 )

An impressive day will start with Dervent valley. Then we keep going on with Pasabag “fairy chimneys”, where you can feel the mystic of Fairy Chimneys. We will break at Avanos center of terracotta art. Ceramic dated back to the 3000 BC in the area and survived from to generations A visit to ceramic & tile center to see how the ceramics made by hand. After lunch we visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum to see the best examples of Icons in Cappadocia. Soft rocks of Cappadocia from the clefts carved out to form such as stables, churches, monasteries. A visit to the carpet weaving co-operation to see how the Turkish carpet made by hand. We will enjoy the day by taking a look to the Goreme Valley from next to the Uchisar Rock-Castle.
 

Day 5 – Cappadocia – Antalya

(Breakfast & Dinner included)

Morning have breakfast at hotel. Later with the flight timings you will be transferred to airport to board flight for Antalya by Pegasus Airways flight PC 3503 0935/1050 hrs. Reach and transfer to hotel. Overnight will be at Antalya.

Day 6 – Pamukkale Tour – Antalya

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included)

Full Day Pamukkale Hierapolis Tour with Lunch (APPROX. 08:00-18:30)

You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:00 for the tour of Pamukkale, which is the center of natural thermal spring waters with healing properties. Due to the chemical properties in the water, pure white colored travertines and stepped water terraces have been created on the mountain slope. It is for its resemblance to cotton piles that it is called "Cotton Castle" in Turkish. Upon arrival,  you will visit the travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. Also, the Sacred Pool is one of the highlights of the site (entrance is 35 TL per person extra self-payment). There shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath.

Day 7 – Antalya to Istanbul Airport to Home

(Breakfast included)

After breakfast you will have free time. Then we depart to airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul by Turkish Airways flight TK 2411 1150/1320 hrs. and then back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing us.

TOUR INCLUDES

• International flights
• Turkey entry visa
• Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk airport (PRIVATE)
• Domestic flight ticket from İstanbul to Kusadasi to Cappadocia and back to İstanbul
• 2 nights’ hotel in Istanbul
• 2 nights’ hotel in Cappadocia
• 2 nights’ hotel in Antalya
• 6 open buffet breakfasts
• 3 local lunches during the tours
• 3 Dinner during the tours
• Half Day Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise Tour (SIC)
• Full Day Istanbul city tour (SIC)
• Full Day North Cappadocia city tour (SIC)
• Full Day Pamukkale city tour (SIC)
• Full Day Antalya city & Waterfalls tour (SIC)
• All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
• Transportation in a fully air - conditioned, non - smoking coach
• Professional English - speaking tour guides
• Return airport transfer in all cities (PRIVATE)
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TOUR NOT INCLUDE:

• Insurance: All types
• Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
• Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section